أحقّmost deserving بغضّof lowering الطرفthe gaze ماas long as عاشhe lives منone who إذاwhen
أحقّ بغضّ الطرف ما عاش من إذا
رناhe gazes غضّlowers عنهaway from him طرفهhis gaze منwhoever يلاحظُهlooks at him
رنا غضّ عنه طرفه من يلاحظُه
Most deserving of lowering his gaze all his life is he who, when
He who averts his eyes deserves more
he gazes, is met with averted eyes by whoever looks at him.
Than he who notices then pretends to spurn
تعودreturns إليهto him العينthe eye حسرىweary كليلةdulled
تعود إليه العين حسرى كليلة
كماjust as عادreturned محسوراdejected علىover الفحشobscenity لافظهits utterer
كما عاد محسورا على الفحش لافظه
The eye returns to him weary and dulled,
The eyes will sorrow for him through the night
Just as the utterer of obscenity returns dejected over it.
As lips sorrow for vulgar words they've blurted
وللعينand for the eye مرعىa pasture فيamong الملاحthe beautiful وطالماand often
وللعين مرعى في الملاح وطالما
أضاعhas squandered الهوىpassion ماwhat المرءa man بالحزمwith prudence حافظهsafeguarding it
أضاع الهوى ما المرء بالحزم حافظه
And the eye has a pasture among the beautiful, and often
The eyes find pasture on the handsome face
Passion has squandered what a man safeguards with prudence.
Passion destroys what prudence has protected